BEAUTY ALIXIRS

I'm all about the big lashes. Today I'm trying out the new Covergirl Supersizer Mascara in Waterproof Very Black. The brush is definitely unique. The bristles are teeny tiny. Short and spread apart. Here are some pictures of the product in action. Naked Lashes Lashes curled ( what a difference!) Applying the product... One Coat A LOT of product is deposited on the...

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 I've had the original Smith's Rosebud Salve for a while now ( tube form). Recently I came across the baby pink-capped Brambleberry and the Mint version in Urban Outfitters, so I had to snatch these babies up. All three come in a squeeze tube with a slanted doe foot tip, making application very easy and sanitary. First up is the Brambleberry Roise Lip...

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I picked up these from my local Shoppers Drug Mart: New Maybelline Vivid Matte Liquid lipsticks in Nude Thrill and Nude Flush! Take a look! (Nude Flush on the left and Nude Thrill on the right) Nude Flush is a muted rose color that's very wearable. Nude Thrill is more of a brown-toned peachy nude that works well with a wide range of...

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If you have straight lashes like I do then you know that short of using waterproof mascara, which is really hard to remove, almost no regular mascara alone will keep them curled. In comes Etude House Dr. Mascara Fixer! Before trying this mascara primer, I tried the MAC lash primer, which didn't keep a curl, and the Shiseido. While the Shiseido is great,...

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Ipsy time! This month's bag features a very modern-pop inspired bag design (though only on one side; the other side is just blue), and includes 5 goodies. The first is the Skyn Icelands Glacial Cleansing Cloths. The pack comes with 10 single-use cloths. I'm a huge fan of cleansing wipes, especially the Neutrogena ones. However, taking a look at the ingredient list on...

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I'm fairly new to the liquid lipstick game, and decided to try out Hourglass' based on the beautiful shade "Icon" which is a blue-toned red, shown here on the right. Since i'm new to the game, I picked up the travel size of Canvas and Icon. These travel size liquid lipsticks are teeny tiny. They're probably to bigger than my thumb. Each tube...

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Here are my 4 favorite highlighters:  Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Highlight 01 Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lightning Powder in Incandecent Light (Middle) MAC Mineralized skinfinish in Perfect Topping and for an affordable option,  Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Highlight 01 comes with 7.5g or 0.26oz of product. On the skin it's a warmish champaign colour which adds...

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